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Israel hasn't said who its soldiers abused. Two Gaza mothers think it's their son
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (546+ words) By Mahmoud Issa and Rami Ayyub Israel says the image is genuine and has acknowledged that the treatment it depicts "does not align" with its military's values. But it has yet to "say who the man is or where he…...
Kongsberg Gruppen signs $400 million order from Kuwait through Raytheon, US FMS
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (131+ words) GDANSK, June 30 (Reuters) " Kongsberg Gruppen will provide its defense system to "Kuwait in a "deal with Raytheon under the U. S. Foreign Military Sales programme, the Norwegian technology company "said "on Tuesday. The "contract for deliveries "of Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System…...
Scientists decipher ancient origins of the Euphrates River
3+ week, 1+ day ago (589+ words) June 12 (Reuters) " Uruk, the world's first metropolis and the birthplace of written language, was nourished by the Euphrates River, as was Babylon, ancient Mesopotamia's grandest city. The fertile plain between the Euphrates and its companion waterway, the Tigris River, was…...
Israel intercepts "hostile aircraft" that crossed from Lebanon, military says
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (117+ words) WTVB Israel intercepts "hostile aircraft" that crossed from Lebanon, military says DUBAI, June 3 (Reuters) " The Israeli military said it "intercepted a "hostile aircraft" that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon on Wednesday. It "did not "link the "drone to Hezbollah,…...
How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front lines
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1091+ words) By Alexander Dziadosz, Nazih Osseiran and Catherine Cartier SIDON/BEIRUT, May 28 (Reuters) " The ceasefire agreed in Lebanon last month has brought little respite for civilians, who are being driven from a steadily expanding swathe of the country by a relentless…...
Turkey court rules to oust opposition leader in latest blow to Erdogan's challengers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (499+ words) By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ece Toksabay ANKARA, May 21 (Reuters) " A Turkish court effectively ousted the main opposition leader Ozgur Ozel on Thursday, annulling the 2023 party congress that elected him chairman in a ruling that dealt a blow to President Tayyip…...
Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire by 45 days as Washington talks conclude
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (409+ words) WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) " Israel and Lebanon agreed to a45-day extension of a ceasefire that has tamped down the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as two days of talks facilitated by Washington concluded on Friday with an…...
Lebanese PM says premature to talk of any high-level meeting with Israel
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (523+ words) BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) " Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said it is premature to talk of any high-level meeting between Lebanon and Israel, comments underlining the dim chances of one being held soon as hoped for by U. S. President Donald Trump. Salam,…...
Israeli strikes kill three Palestinians, including a child, in Gaza, medics say
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (408+ words) CAIRO/GAZA, May 5 (Reuters) " Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians, including a child, and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said. Medics said a Palestinian was killed and two others "were wounded by an…...
Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15 IA fighter jets from Lockheed, Boeing
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (447+ words) JERUSALEM, May 3 (Reuters) " Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15 IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, the "defence ministry said…...